I begin to long for some little language such as lovers use, broken words, inarticulate words, like the shuffling of feet on pavement.
What reading level is the word love? It’s a four-letter word everybody knows the meaning of, but nobody can define it.
Give people strength and encouragement, build them up with good words!
Be original. That's my best advice. You're going to find that there's something that you do well, and try to do it with as much originality as you can, and don't skimp on the words. Work on the words.
The object of poetic activity is essentially language: whatever his beliefs & convictions, the poet is more concerned with words than what these words designate.
I have to use the word 'insurgent' because I can't think of a better word right now.
It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state.
A parent's words maybe a little harsh and painful, but it will be their annoying redundant words of love and care that will mold us into a better person.
It was as if life could be shown but never explained, and words - all the words that did not say things directly - were for him the most truthful.
Why certainly, words possess power. They do! But releasing their magic requires combining and arranging those words in the right order.
I like words. Words are places, rooms, distant airs, thin and tropical. They make us feel and imagine we are more than our bodies.
Mark Twain said, 'The right word is to the nearly right word as lightning is to the lightning bug.' Fill your book with lightning.
I sometimes feel I would like to do crazy things with 'Endgame,' where someone says something, but the words, instead of being spoken, are written words projected out of their mouth.
Repeat one word of what I just said and I'll cheerfully beat you to death, Mike.
When a wise woman speaks, her words are gracious. Ask God to help you find words that speak life to those around you.
I think that a lot of us, whether we are religious or not - there are no words to express some things except religious words. For instance, 'soul.'
I do not say words, which you want to hear. The words just told me, to write them down.
It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for words.
When two Hearts merge as one, words are indeed lost as Love is their unspoken word and in the flame of that love is found the Divine Spark that unites them.
The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it.
I always write lyrics first and the rhythm and the melody come from the lyrics. It always comes from the lyrics: words have rhythm and words have melody.
